New gig just added
The Brandon James Band will be returning to Mo's Irish Pub - West on Saturday, Oct. 16, beginning at 10 p.m. This will be our third time playing at Mo's this year, so thanks to Mo's management for inviting us back. If you've never been to Mo's West, it's at the corner of Highway 100 and Blue Mound Road in Wauwatosa and features a nice indoor dining area and bar, and an outdoor patio that is very popular. So check it out.
Labor Day, Labor of Love
The Brandon James Band hopes that everyone enjoys the Labor Day weekend, which honors the country's labor movement. And because our "Labor of Love" CD has seen a resurgence in sales this summer, we'd like to thank everyone for a great summer of following us as we embarked on our four-county 2010 tour. We have gigs coming up this month, Sept. 11 and 18, so check out our Upcoming Events blog for details.
Thanks, Sounds of Summer Street Festival
We had the privilege of opening for Milwaukee legend Paul Cebar last weekend at the eighth annual Sounds of Summer Street Festival in Whitefish Bay. After a brief downpour late in the afternoon, the skies cleared, the humidity disappeared and we had a great night for music. We'd like to thank all of our fans, new and old, for coming out to see us. We had a huge crowd listening to our original songs.
Two new gigs added
The Brandon James Band has added two new gigs to its 2010 summer lineup. The Band will be performing at Cali's Grill Room, located in the Best Western Midway Hotel at 1005 S. Moorland Road, Brookfield, on Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning at 9:30 p.m. We've performed there several times, and the room has great acoustics for rock 'n' roll music. We're looking forward to returning there to play. We'll also be performing on Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Bay View Bash, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., on the South Stage. This is a great neighborhood festival on S. Kinnickinnic Ave., and we have the pleasure of opening for the Bad Boy All-Stars, featuring our good friend Steve Grimm. If you enjoy classic and original rock 'n' roll, this is where you should be. This will be our last free outdoor festival of the year, so come out and say hi.
Last free festival of the summer
This Saturday, Aug. 21, the Brandon James Band will be playing its last scheduled outdoor festival gig of the summer with a performance at the Sounds of Summer Street Festival on Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay. Talented guitarist Ryan McIntyre will start the show with an acoustic set of his own music beginning at 5 p.m. We'll play an hour and ten minutes of original music and covers beginning at 6:45 p.m., and we have the pleasure of opening for a Milwaukee legend, Paul Cebar. It should be a fantastic night of local music talent, so please join us. For more information, go to www.wfbcivicfoundation.org/joomla
Next up, the Bridge Inn in Grafton
After two shows outdoors at State Fair this week, we're heading inside to continue our mini tour of southeastern Wisconsin with a performance this Friday, Aug. 13, at the Bridge Inn, 1216 Bridge St., Grafton, beginning at 9 p.m. This will be our first performance at the Bridge Inn, so we're encouraging all of our fans, particularly in Ozaukee and Washington counties, and the northern part of Milwaukee County, to join us as we play classic rock, southern rock and original music, including two new original songs that we hope to record next month. We'll also provide more information next week on our gig Aug. 21 at the Sound of Summer street festival in Whitefish Bay. Thanks again to everyone for your support so far this year.
Thanks, State Fair
The weather was hot, but it didn't rain, and that's a first for us as we completed on Tuesday night the second of two gigs at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis. We had a great crowd on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed the opportunity to open for the great Milwaukee-area group the Eddie Butts Band. And thanks to all of the family, friends and co-workers who turned out to listen to our Tuesday night performance. Check out pictures of our Sunday afternoon performance by clicking on the PICS link on this Web page. We'll be posting photos of our Tuesday night gig as soon as possible.
So many gigs, so little time
The Brandon James Band will be quite busy in August, with four gigs in seven days. We'll start things off Aug. 7 with a performance beginning at 10 p.m. at Mo's Irish Pub West, 10842 W. Blue Mound Road, Wauwatosa. Mo's has great beer on tap and great food to serve, along with lots of indoor seating and a fantastic outdoor patio, so please join us for an evening of classic rock, southern rock and our own original songs. We'll finish up at Mo's at 2 a.m., and then we're back at it again on Aug. 8 with a performance from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Miller Lite Stage at the Wisconsin State Fair. We'll be opening for one of Milwaukee's great groups, the Eddie Butts Band. We'll return to the Miller Lite Stage at State Fair on Aug. 10 for a headliner performance from 7 to 11 p.m. After that, we'll pack up our axes and head north to the more intimate setting of the Bridge Inn, 1216 Bridge St., Grafton, for a show that will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. This will be our busiest time of the year so far, so please join us for a hefty helping of rock 'n' roll.
On fire at St. Lawrence Firemen's Picnic 2010
The weather was hot and so was the picnic at Firemen's Park in St. Lawrence on July 18. It was a great day for family fun, from the parade to the children's inflatable ride area to the food shack to the beer building and the firehouse and, of course, the new $400,000 fire truck. A lot of fund-raisers went into that vehicle. Thanks to the festival organizers for inviting us to rock the tent for four hours. Click on the photo to the right and see a slideshow of the day's activities.
Don't miss the picnic July 18
The Brandon James Band will be performing from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 18, at the St. Lawrence Firemen's Picnic, at St. Lawrence Firemen's Park, 4955 Highway 175, Hartford, in Washington County. This is an annual family-oriented event and is our first stop this year in Washington County. From the Milwaukee area, the quickest way to get there is to take Highway 41 north to just past Slinger. Exit at Highway K and go west to Highway 175. So all you fans in Hartford, West Bend, Slinger, Germantown and all points in between, we want to see you there!
